These drawings are the result of a committed practice of sketching in direct response to my travels.
Materials
For this trip, my travelling studio kit includes a bag of 8 unison soft colour pastels selected to reflect colours found in nature; 2 graphite sketching pencils, 5 coloured pencils of a range of flesh tones and red. Putty rubber, sponge, one Japanese brush, two watercolour brushes, a mini travel kit of water colour paints, one large and one mini sketch book.
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Devils Peak, Table Mountain, Lion’s Head Mountains at night, the Bay, viewed from Blouberg, Marine Drive
2
Bird seen at Cape Point, Cape Town below
Pencil
3
Kite surfers on Blouberg beach near Blowfish restaurant and 7th Wonder Guesthouse. Cape Town.
4
Kite surfers, viewpoints from Blouberg, towards Lions Head.
charcoal
5
Kite surfers 2. at Blouberg, Cape Town.
charcoal
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Kite surfers 3. at Blouberg, Cape Town.
charcoal
7
Wind, Wheel, Water, Blouberg, Cape Town
charcoal
8
Franceshoek, Winelands, Mountains
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Franceshoek 2 - Traditional building detail, Mountains behind Franceshoek
pencil
